Waynesboro officer extinguishes porch fire

Waynesboro and Mont Alto Fire departments were dispatched to a reported house fire around 4 p.m. Friday at 119 Cleveland Ave. in Waynesboro.

A Waynesboro police officer was the first to respond to the scene, where the back porch had caught on fire. He was able to extinguish the flames with a pressurized extinguisher and the help of neighbors before firefighters arrived on the scene.

The homeowners were not inside when the blaze broke out, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was unknown as of Friday afternoon.